The sad day came. After being fired, I had to cancel my Netflix. To make sure I got my money’s worth, I waited until just a couple days before I would be charged again to cancel my membership. I really will miss Netflix, but I know that I can grab new releases from RedBox for less. This wouldn’t be the only loss we would experience in a short time.
Losing Netflix
To lift my spirits from the loss of Netflix, I took my winning lottery ticket that I won after the career fair bust and cashed it in. I was both wise and foolish with my winnings. I was wise and kept $10 from the $30, bringing the amount of cash in my pocket up to $40. This way I wouldn’t have to take any more money out of my account, and hopefully I’d make it another week on that $40. But then, foolishly I spent $20 on more scratch offs. What did I win? $4.00. It was still worth it.
A Special Anniversary: Two Years
When D got home from work, we ended up celebrating our two year anniversary a day early. We’d already sort of began to celebrate over the weekend when he bought me Disney’s Cinderella and I gave him his copy of The Annotated Peter Pan. Earlier in the day I had checked the mail and a large package arrived from Amazon. I suspected it was for me and also had an idea of what it might be, but decided I would be patient. But D has never been great with waiting to give presents. He handed me the box and inside was Love Looks Not with the Eyes: Thirteen Years with Lee Alexander McQueen, a beautiful collection of photographs taken throughout McQueen’s career by Anne Deniau.
Since I was given my presents, I decided to give D his early. He opened a new fish tank by Umbra, and a Peanuts book. He was surprised and excited that we’d be getting a fish.
The next day I made it to the gym on time. The day of our actual anniversary was rather special: It was 10/11/12. That felt lucky, so of course I took my $4.00 winning ticket, cashed it in and bought more. I lost it all. Oh well.
Suddenly Seymour
When D came home from work, we ate dinner and went to Petsmart to find a fish. Fish are expensive! I ended up spending $11.37 at PetSmart for a betta fish and betta food. It was a little bit more than I was expecting to spend especially since I had to put gas in the car (another $10). This left me with $18.63 in my pocket, but it was worth it. D loves his new fish, Seymour.
RIP Betta Fish Seymour
Since the time of this writing, we’ve experienced the loss of Seymour. D says, “… he is missed dearly and shall remain in my heart and thoughts… my beautiful boy had the thoughtfulness of gifting me Suddenly Seymour.” Although I do not grow attached to animals, I know that D enjoyed having that fish around, especially during dinner. Perhaps we’ll go shopping for another fish soon, but I probably won’t be paying for it.
The whole situation made me think of The Cosby Show. Luckily this episode is not from the fifth season. We did not have a service for Suddenly Seymour, D put him to rest by himself, I just wanted to watch television.
Fish Experience
So, I’m curious. Have you had much experience with fish? This was our first fish together. I remember having fish when I was younger, but I don’t remember how long they stuck around. What is the average lifespan of a fish? During college, my roommate had a few fish and they never survived for very long, either. In a one gallon tank, what is a fish that will survive longer than a month or two? Let me know in the comments below.
That’s a nice blog post. I think you may be interested in this as Betta fish are prat of this group of fish: labyrinth fish. It’s a comprehensive guide on what Labyrinth fish such as bettas are, and how to keep them in the aquarium.
Thanks for sharing, Steven! I’ll have to check out the info… we haven’t gotten another Betta fish yet, or another fish at all, but at some point we’ll be looking to get another.